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[EU] Mankind finds out it lives in the Matrix, but rather than escape, most people attempt to find out all the bugs and glitches to exploit them for their own gain.
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[WP] Apon arriving in hell, you're surprised to find a clerk asking you which military you would like to serve. Turns out, Alexander the Great, Napoleon, and Otto Von Bismark over threw Satan centuries ago and have been fighting eachother ever since.
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[WP] FTL is impossible. Adult cryogenics was a dead end. Generation ships are too costly and unreliable. Instead our first successful colony ship carried millions of frozen embryos and a fleet of robots to raise them. You were born with no parents, on a new world, under a new and foreign sun.
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[WP] Humanity has begun to explore the stars, but continually finds we are the most developed species, most alien species are still evolving. Suddenly, a message is transmitted to all human ships simultaneously, “WARDENS, DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND YOUR DUTY?” The signal itself is not of human origin.
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[WP] Due at an error, a baby was born without a guardian angel. A demon notices this and has taken it upon themself to become their guardian demon. But they seem to have some... Dark ways of helping their human stay alive.
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[WP]1000 years ago, scientists have found a way to attach chlorophyll to the human DNA, making humans survive solely on the Sun. Humans have evolved and lost the need and instinct to eat. It is now the year 3022. You have discovered eating by accident, and it has provided you with superhuman powers.
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[WP] "Brother," the swordsman whispered angrily. The two men stood in an open field, preparing to fight one another. They both unsheathed their swords. One faced North, the other East, not even looking in the right direction. They were both blind. This is the story of the worst fight ever.
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[WP] You were colorblind most of your life until you received laser eye surgery. But something went wrong, and now you can see new colors most people would think of as gray. Everything was great until you noticed every gray surface in the city was graffitied with the "gray" message, "Look for us."
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[WP] You’ve worked for the Missing Persons Unit of your precinct for the last 30 years, and have made quite a name for yourself and your long career. You return from lunch and see a new file on your desk labeled ‘Cold Case’. You open it up and see a picture of 3-year old you.
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[WP] After strict homeschooling, you and your twin decide to enroll in college together. While at lunch with Mom, you mention a ridiculous discussion in Child Psychology about "Imaginary Friends", and that (your twin) especially found it hilariously absurd. A frown falls on your mothers face. "Who?"
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